OPPO and vivo, both of which are brands owned by B.B.K. Electronics, released devices into the Australian market recently to take advantage of the forthcoming festive season, calculating that consumers would not have as much disposable income at their command as usual due to the pandemic.
Well, realme has just beaten these two firms to the punch with the C11. Based on a MediaTek 675 SoC, the device has good features for its price range, even though there is limited storage (32GB) and also limited memory (2GB). But it could face competition from TCL which released three Alcatel smartphones, all below $200, in the Australian market in May.
Taken with the main camera in Inner Mongolia. Supplied
This is the first time in the last five or six years that I have looked at a smartphone which has this amount of memory. To my surprise, it performed surprisingly well, with very few stutters. There was no drag which I have encountered on occasion with some low-spec Android devices, especially tablets.
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There are no headphones supplied with the device, neither is there a case. It comes with no crapware, sparing one the annoying (for me) task of removing apps that have absolutely no use. There is no NFC and the device can only use one Wi-Fi channel – 2.4Ghz
A landscape photo taken with the main camera in Guandong Province. Supplied
But it has a big battery at 5000mAh which takes about three hours to charge from zero to 100%. On the plus side, the device is claimed to have 40 days of stand-by time on this giant cell, and allows for 12 hours of gaming.
The sound is, again, surprisingly good for a device of this price. I normally listen to a range of music when testing and the performance was more than acceptable.
The 13MP NightScape Dual Camera makes pictures taken after dark very clear. There is a second f/2.4 aperture 2MP lens that adds to the quality of the photos. For a change, all shots in this review are from the realme folk, providing a new perspective on what this camera can produce.
While the C11 comes with Android 10, it has started customising ColorOS, the user interface that OPPO and vivo use, with its own modifications under the name realme UI. It is yet to look substantially different from ColorOS.
A view of Chongqing taken at night. Supplied
There is no fingerprint scanner but facial recognition is available. There are what is now becoming the usual two SIM slots and one SD-card slot to add up to 256GB of storage. In the case of the C11, this may well be needed.
The realme C11 comes in two colours — Pepper Grey and Mint Green — and has been available for purchase since 12 November at the realme e-store, JB Hi-Fi, Bing Lee, Make it Mine, mobileciti, 5GWORLD, Essential Appliance Rentals, Amazon, Kogan, eBay and Catch.com.
SPECS
Product Name realme C11
Product Model RMX2185
SYSTEM
Android version 10
ColorOS version realme UI 1.0
DISPLAY
Screen size 6.52“
Touch screen Capacitive Screen
Touch panel technology In-cell
The C11 has eye-catching wallpaper.
Screen texture LCD
Screen resolution 1600*720
Screen PPI 269
Screen ratio 20:9; 88.70%
Screen Contrast min: 800:1 Typ: 1200:1
Screen refresh rate 60Hz
Screen colours 16.7M
Colour saturation 0.71
Maximum brightness 420nit
Touch screen glass material GG3
Touch points 10
Oleophobic coating No
APPEARANCE
Size 164.4*75.9*9.1 mm
Weight 196g
Body colour Pepper Grey | Mint Green
Middle frame texture PC+GF and aluminium alloy
Back cover material PC
CPU
CPU core 8
CPU platform MT6765
CPU frequency 4*2.3GHz+4*1.8GHz
GPU Model GE8320
CPU technology 12nm
MEMORY
RAM 2GB
RAM technology LPDDR4X
Flash specification emmc 5.1
ROM 32GB
External memory Up to 256GB
FRONT CAMERA
PPI 5M
Sensor Sizes/pixel data 1/5 inch/1.12um
Photo Size 2592*1944
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor manufacturer and model GC5035-WC1X0
Focusing mode FF
Optical focusing No
Wide angle of front camera 77.9°
Aperture f2.4
Maximum Zoom multiples N/A
Focal length N/A
Front flashlight NO
Front camera lens material GLASS
Lens number 3P
Characteristic function for photograph Beauty, filter, HDR, panoramic view, Portrait, Timelapse
Ways of taking photos Timer, Touch, Gesture,Volume Button,Fingerprint
Continuous Capture modes N/A
Supported resolution and frame rate in video "720P>>>30fps 1080P>>>30fps"
Slow motion No
REAR CAMERA
Number of rear cameras 2
PPI rear main 13M + mono 2M
Sensor Sizes/pixel data "13M：1/3 inch, 1.12um 2M：1/5 inch，1.75um"
Photo size "13M:4160*3120 2M:1600*1200"
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor manufacturer and model "13M: OV13B10-GA5A(OV) 2M：GC02M1B(格科微)/OV02B1B（OV）"
Focusing method "13M:PDAF/AF 2M:FF"
Optical focusing No
Maximum Zoom multiples 4x
Aperture "13M:2.2 2M:2.4"
Focal length 13M:25.53mm
Wide Angle of rear camera "13M: 83.3° 2M: 88.8°"
Flashlight Yes
Rear camera lens material Glass
Lens number "13M：5P 2M：3P"
Macro Lens No
Slow motion 720p 90fps
Characteristic function for photograph Beauty, filter, HDR, panoramic view, Portrait, Timelapse, Slo-mo, NightScape, Expert,
Continuous Capture modes Yes, max 20 limit
Ways of taking photos Timer, Touch, Gesture,Volume Button,Fingerprint
SR AUTO Yes
Image Format jpg
Supported resolution and frame rate in video "720P>>>30fps 1080P>>>30fps"
Video storage format MP4
Image stabiliser no
BATTERY
Full charge time (0-100%) 3H
Battery capacity 5000mAH
VOOC flash charge No
Wireless Charging No
Theoretical Calling duration 39.20H
Theoretical standby duration 1084.86H
Energy density 695Wh/L
Simulated duration 18.17H
Theoretical Audio playing time 48.60H
Charging speed/power 10W
Theoretical Video playing time 22.51H
OTHERS
Headset jack 3.5mm
USB jack Micro-USB
USB transmission standard USB2.0
Flashlight Yes
Notification light No
Double mic noise suppression No
Fingerprint No
Linear Motor N/A
Vibrating motor Flat motor
Dual speaker No
Super linear speaker No
Glove Mode N/A
OTG Yes
HDMI No
SIM card slot Dual NaNo Card + TF Card (Three Cards Independent)
NFC No
Infrared ray remote control No
FM Yes
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth version BT2.1+EDR,BT5.0
Bluetooth Shared network Yes
Bluetooth support protocol A2DP、AVRCP、HFP、HSP、PBAP、AVDTP、OBEX、OPP、HID
Wi-Fi band 2.4GHz
WLAN protocol 802.11b/g/n
Maximum number of connected devices at a hotspot 8
WLAN Display Yes
Wi-Fi antenna technology No
GPS navigation GPS, Glonass, Beidou
Dual frequency GPS No
NETWORK
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A
ENTERTAINMENT
Video format .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .3gpp, .3gpp2, .m4v , .mkv
Audio format AAC,HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2,AMR,AWB,MIDI,MP3,OGG VORBIS
Image format JPEG , GIF , PNG , BMP , WebP,Raw ,HEIF (HEIC)
Supported WideVine level L3
Record format mp3
Vdeo record format mp4
Ringtone format ogg
HD format Yes
Web page video play Yes
Sound effect type dirac
PACKING LIST
Handset 1
Adapter 1
Headset No
Micro USB Cable 1
Important Info booklet with Warranty Card 1
Quick Guide 1
SIM Card Tool 1
Screen Protect Film 1
Case No
OTHER BASIC FUNCTIONS
Text Input Default:English
Call records (how many can be stored) According to the space left.
Upper limit for mass text messaging 200
Data backup Yes
Office tools n/a
Files compression and decompression Yes
World time Yes
Timing SMS function No
Import and export messages No
Import and export contacts Yes
